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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1984 30(6):333-336; doi:10.1093/tropej/30.6.333
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‘Foot Length’—a Newer Approach in Neonatal Anthropometry

Asha Mathur, MD, Suresh Kumar Tak, MD and Pushplal Kothari, MB, BS

Department of Pediatrics, R.N.T. Medical College Udaipur–313 001, India

Three hundred newborn infants between 28–42 weeks of gestation were studied in three groups (viz. preterm (A), full term weighing 2500 gm or less (B) and fullterm more than 2500 gm (C) to judge the value of foot length. The foot length had a statistically significant correlation with crown to heel length (r = 0.92 (A), 0.91 (B) and 0.88 (C)) and birth weight (r = 0.91 (A), 0.89 (B) and 0.83 (C)) in all 3 groups. The correlations however, were more significant in group A and B than C. The body surface area for estimating drug dose can be easily calculated from weight and length derived from foot length by regression equations. Hence, foot length proves to be a valuable anthropometric measurement, specially for low birth weight and critically ill infants who require minimum handling.


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